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AN  APPEAL  TO  YOUNG  SOLDIERS. 

BY  A  YOUNG  LADY. 

"  I  write  UNTO  YOU,  YOUNG  MEN  !  " — First  Epistle  of  John. 

Young  soldiers,  fighting  in  the  glorious  cause  of  South- 
ern Independence,  my  message  is  to  you.  I  am  com- 
missioned by  the  King  of  kings  to  procure  recruits  for 
His  army,  and  1  wish  you  to  enlist.  My  appeal  is  to 
you,  young  men,  rather  than  to  the  old  man  at  your 
side  —  though  I  rejoice  to  see  many  hoary-headed  vete- 
rans already  in  this  army,  and  thDugh  I  would  not  have 
the  old  man  think  that  he  would  be  scorned  if  he  wishes 
to  enlist  The  King  of  kings  counts  none  over  military 
age,  none  unfit  for  service,  who  are  willing  to  enlist,  for 
his  armor  giveth  strength  to  the  wearer,  and  "  to  them 
that  have  no  might  he  increaseth  strength."  He  has 
declared,  u  him  that  cometh  to  me,  I  will  in  no  wise 
cast  out,"  and  this  is  just  as  true  for  him  that  cometh, 
broken  down  with  years  of  fighting  against  Him,  cov- 
ered with  wounds  and  full  of  disease,  as  for  him  that 
cometh  in  the  glow  and  vigor  of  his  youth.  But  now 
I  am  not  talking  to  such  —  "I  write  unto  you,  young 
men."  But  since  I  cannot  expect  you  to  rush  blindly 
forward  without  knowing  why,  I  will  give  you  some 
good^reasons  for  enlisting  in  this  great  army. 

In  the  first  place,  you  must  fight  either  for  or  against 
the  King.  The  foe  is  mighty,  and  all  must  be  mustered 
to  meet  him.      None  are  exempt.      The   military  age   is 


Z  AN  APPEAL  TO  YOUNG  SOLDIERS. 

from  the  cradle  to  the  grave;  No  feebleness,  no  press 
of  oilier  business,  no  danger  of  losses,  will  excuse. 
Much  less  shall^you,  so  young  and  strong,  be  exempt. 
There  is  no  neutrality  —  nay,  you  are  already  with  the 
enemy,  for  the  great  King  has  declared,  «  lie  that  is 
not  with  me  is  against  me."  %And  since  you  must  fight 
on  one  side  or  the  other,  let  me  give  you  a  U.'w  of  the 
many  reasons  for  choosing-  the  service  of  the  King  of 
kings. 

1st.  The  goodness  of  the  cause.  This  war  is  waged 
for  the  establishment  of  Truth,  Justice,  and  Mercy — for 
the  rescue  of  the  gracious  King's  subjects  from  the 
tyranny  of  a  cruel  oppressor,  who  seeks  to  delude  them 
into  serving  him — and  if  they  do  not  leave  him,  he  will 
lead  them  into  a  place  where  they  will  be  tortured  for 
ever  and  ever.  When  the  trumpet  of  war  called  you  to 
leave  your  peaceful  homes  to  battle  for  the  right,  from 
rugged  mountain  and  smiling  valley  —  from  Virginia 
to  the  shore  of  the  Mexican  Gulf,  rang  clarion  voices, 
"We  come!  we  come!"  Aye,  even  from  the  down- 
trodden state,  which  writhes  beneath  the  oppressor's 
iron  heel,  from  the  very  presence  of  his  hosts  the  cry 
was  still,  "  We  come  !"  The  farmer  left  his  fields  of 
golden  grain,  the  tradesman  his  counter,  the  scholar 
turned  from  his  books,  the  fair-haired  boy  left  his 
mother's  arms,  to  rush  to  the  battle  field.  Oil  !  as  [ 
seem  to  see  you,  your  strong  limbs  and  brave  hearts 
forming  a  wall  of  defence  around  the  sacred  rights  of  a 
nation  of  freemen,  I  ask,  is  there  one  in  that  host  of 
heroes  who  will  refuse  to  take  up  arms  to  rescue  a 
world  from  tyranny?  You,  who  would  die  rather  than 
submit  to  a  tyrant  through  the  years  of  this  rttortal  life, 
how  will  you  endure  the  rule  of  the  most  cruel  of  mas- 
ters, the  deadliest  of  tyrants,   through  eternityr  ?      Will 


AN   APPEAL  TO   YOUNG  SOLDIERS.  <3 

you  resign  yourself  to  "everlasting  chains  and  slavery," 
when  the  great  "Captain  of  our  salvation"  is  willing 
to  admit  you  to  "  the  glorious  liberty  of  the  children  of 
God?"  Would  you  not  shrink  in  horror  from  the 
thought  of  aiming  your  blows  at  the  hearts  of  the 
leaders  who  are  seeking  to  free  you  from  oppression  ? 
of  madly  contending  against  your  own  liberty?  But 
what  shall  be  said  of  your  folly,  when  every  hour  is 
spent  in  the  service  of  your  cruel  enemy?  of  your  in- 
gratitude in  living  in  rebellion  against  Him  who  shed 
His  blood  to  set  you  free?  How  can  you  refuse  to  en- 
list, when  Jesus,  your  crucified  Saviour,  says  come. 

2d.  The  certainly  of  victory.  This  war  has  already 
continued  through  thousands  of  years.  It  may  last 
many  years  more.  But  the  victory  will  surely  come. 
"At  the  name  of  Jesus  every  knee  shaft  bow,  of  things 
in  heaven,  and  things  in  earth,  and  things  under  Che 
earth;  and  every  tongue  shall  confess  that  Jesus  Christ 
is  Lord,  to  the  glory  of  God  the  Father. "  Every  hour 
brings  nearer  the  glorious  triumph  of  the  King  of  kings. 
Aye,  and  his  faithful  soldiers  will  be  "  more  than  con- 
querors through  him  that  loved  them."  Those  who  fell 
in  the  early  morning  of  the  conflict,  shall  share  the 
triumph  with  those  who  "  have  borne  the  burden  and 
heat  of  the  day,"  with  those  who  saw  the  evening  of 
Time  close  on  the  vanquished  hosts  of  the  foe.  You 
must  witness  the  glory  of  the  King  of  kings — but  how? 
Will  you  in  that  hour  stand  trembling  before  His 
throne,  to  hear  your  awful  doom  :  '•  Depart  from  me, 
ye  cursed,  into  everlasting  fire,  prepared  for  the  devil 
and  his  angels?"  Or  will  you,  with  glad  hallelujahs, 
answer  the  sweet  welcome:  "  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my 
Father,  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world?"     Oh!    dear  young  soldiers, 


4".  AN  APPEAL  TO  YOUNG  SOLDIERS.  * 

"as  though  God  did  beseech  you  by  us,  we  pray  you 
in  Christ's  stead,  he  ye  reconciled  to  God." 

:>[.  The  pleas  ant  ne  8  8  of  the  service.  Perhaps  some  of 
you  will  say,  that  your  present  service  is  pleasant  to 
you.  But  you  cannot  always  find  it  so,  and  you  would 
never  think  so,  if  once  you  would  taste  of  the  happiness 
of  the  soldiers  of  the  King  of  kings.  Only  try  the  ser- 
vice of  Jesus,  andgyou  will  find  what  unutterable  joy 
His  followers  have  even  in  this  life.  Are  you  hungry  ? 
He  will  give  you  the  bread  of  life.  Are  you  thirsty? 
"The  water  that  fie  will  give  you  will  be  in  you  a  well 
of  water  springing  up  into  everlasting  life."  Are  you 
sorrowful  ?  "As  one  whom  his  mother  comforteth,  so 
will  He  comfort  you."  Are  you  friendless  and  forsaken? 
"  There  is  a  friend  that  sticketh  closer  than  a  brother," 
and  He  hath  said:  "  1  will  never  leave  thee  nor  forsake 
thee."  Are  you  weary  and  heartsick?  Oh,  hear  Him  : 
"Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labor,  and  are  heavy  laden, 
and  I  will  give  you  rest.  Take  my  yoke  upon  you,  and 
learn  of  me:  for  I  am  meek  and  lowly  in  heart:  and  ye 
shall  find  rest  unto  your  souls.  For  my  yoke  is  easy, 
and  my  burden  is  light." 

I  do  not  deny  that  you  will  have  to  encounter  some 
hardships.  But  the  worst  of  them  will  be  far  less  bitter 
than  the  sufferings  of  the  enemy's  soldiers.  Young 
soldier,  does  your  pillow  seem  hard  when  you  lie  on  the 
ground  and  look  up  to  the  stars  and  remember,  that 
they  shine  on  the  home  you  are  lighting  to  possess  in 
peace  and  freedom  ?  Do  you  not,  for  that  sweet  hope, 
cheerfully  brave  toil  and  danger?  And  will  you  shrink 
from  tiie  battle  for  that  dearer,  brighter  home,  where 
the  smile  of  your  Saviour  shall  welcome  you  to  ever- 
lasting rest?  '*  The  sufferings  of  this  present  time  are 
not  worthy  to  be  compared  with  the  glory  which  shall 
be  revealed  in  us." 


AN  APPKAL  TO  YOUNG  SOLDIERS.  .  ."> 

4th.  The  greatness  of  the  reward.  Ah!  "Though  I 
speak  with  the  tongues  of  men  and  of  angels,"  I  could 
not  describe  it.  "Eye  hath  not  seen,  nor  ear  heard, 
neither  had  it  entered  into  the  heart  of  man,  to  conceive 
the  tilings  which  God  hath  prepared  for  them  that  love 
Him."  Only  enlist  in  His  army,  "  fi^ht  the  good  fight 
of  faith,"  and  in  heaven  you  shall  find  how  "  blessed  is 
the  man  that  trusteth  in  Him." 

And  will  you  not  enlist  in  this  army.  My  feeble  pen 
has  weakly  urged  you.  There  is  a  book  wherein  you 
may  learn  the  importance  of  coming,  and  coming  now. 
"  Choose  ye  this  day,  whom  ye  will  serve."  You  must 
decide  quickly.  Time  is  flying,  while  you  delay.  Oh! 
why  do  you  hesitate?  Shall  the  Saviour's  mournful 
words  apply  to  you,  as  to  the  Jews  of  old  :  "Ye  will  not 
come  to  me,  that  ye  might  have  life."  Do  you  fear  that 
you  will  fail  as  others  have  done?  None  ever  failed, 
who  continually  sought  help  and  guidance  from  "the 
Captain  of  our  salvation.  Do  you  say,  that  you  have  no 
weapons?  In  the  gr^al  Captain's  message,  by  his  ser- 
vant, Paul,  to  the  company  of  the  Ephesians,  He  telleth 
them  what  armor  to  use.  They  have  entered  into  rest; 
but  the  same  armor  remaineth  for  you.  Do  you- urge  your 
unskilfulness  in  the  use  of  such  armor,  your  ignorance 
of  the  military  tactics  of  our  great  Captain?  "Search 
the  Scriptures,",  and  you  will  learn  all  that  is  necessary 
for  you  to  know.  Are  they  hard  to  understand  some- 
times? Ask  the  King  of  kings  to  make  them  plain  to 
you,  and  he  will  do  it.  Do  you  cling  to  your  pleasures? 
You  are  only  required  to  give  up  what  will  destroy  your 
own  happiness  if  you  continue  in  them.  The  innocent 
enjoyments  of  life  will  Ite  heightened,  and  "in  His 
presence  is  fulness  of  joy;  at  His  right  hand  there  are 
pleasures  for  evermore."    Are  you  still  delaying?    "  Har- 


6     '  AN   APPEAL  TO  YOUNG  SOLDI  KRI. 

den  not  your  heart.  Behold  now  is  the  accepted  time- 
now  is  the  day  of  salvation."  God  is  not  willing  that 
you  should  perish  :  Jesus  died  that  you  might  come  to 
Him.     Arise  and  come. 

"  Arise !  because  our  serpent  foe 

Unwearied  strives  by  day  and  night — 
Remembers  Time  is  short  below — 

And  wrestles  on  with  hellish  might. 
Then  boldly  grasp  both  sword  and  shield. 
Who  slumbers  on  the  battle  field  ? 

Arise  ! 

"  Arise  !  before  that  hour  unknown, 

The  hour  of  Death  that  comes  ere  long — 
And  comes  not  to  the  weak  alone ; 

But  to  the  mighty  and  the  strong. 
Beloved,  oft  in  spirit  dwell 
Upon  that  hour  that  none  can  tell. 

Arise  ! 

"  Arise  !     It  is  the  Master's  will. 

No  more  His  heavenly  voice  despise. 
Why  linger  with  the  dying  still? 

He  calls — arouse  you,  and  arise ! 
And  listen  to  the  Saviour's  call, 
It  sounds  to  you — to  me — to  all. 

Arise  Yj 


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Bl^THE 


No.  of  Number 

Tract.  of  pages 

l..Am  I   Self-Deceived 4 

2. .Have  You ? 12 

3.. The  Sinner's  Friend 20 

4.. The  Act  of  Faith 4 

5.. What   is  it  to  Believe  on 

Christ? 4 

6.. Dialogue  between  the  Bible 

and  a  Sinner 4 

7.  .Self-Dedication  to  God 4 

8..  Why  Do  We  Sit  Still 4 

9.. Ye  Shall  Not  Surely  Die..  4 

10.  .A  Convenient  Season 4 

11.. The  Bible  the  Word  of  God  4 

12.. Three  Words 4 

13..  A  Word  of  Warning 4 

14.. Grieving  the  Spirit  of  God  4 

15.. Hinder  Me  Not 4 

16.  .The  Soldier's  Pocket  Bible.10 
17.. I  Don't  Like  Professions..  4 
18.. The  Bible  in  my  Trunk...  4 
19.  .How  to  Dispose  of  Care..   4 

20.. The  Way  of  Peace 8 

21.  .Quench  Not  the  Spirit 4 

22.. Fatal  Delusions 4 

23.. The  Sword  of  the  Spirit..   4 

24.  .Procrastination 4 

25.. The  Missionary's  Nephew  4 

20.. Lost  Convictions 4 

27.. Profane  Swearing 4 

38.  .Obstacles  to  Conversion..   4 

29.. The  Spirit  Grieved 4 

30..  Counsel  .1*  the  Convicted.  4 
31.. Every  Ufcifi    the  Friend  or 

the  Enemy  of  Christ.  ...  4 

32.  .The  Soldier's  Victory 8 

33.  .The  Wrath  to  Come 4 

34., What  Are  You  Fit  For?..  8 
35.. Christ   a   Covert    from   the 

Tempest 8 

30.. The  Christian  Traveller..   8 

37.  .Napoleon's    Argument    for 

the  Divinity  of  Christ  and 
the  Scriptures 8 

38.  .1  Can't  Make  Myself  Differ- 

ent   8 

39.. The    Sinner    his    own    De- 

strover 8 


No.  of  Number 

Tract.  of  pages 

40..TheIiifidel'sCreed;  or,The 

Credulity  of  Infidelity 8 

41.. Alarm  to  the  Careless....  8 

42.  .True  Conversion 8 

43.  .The  Christian  Officer 8 

44.. Our  War,  Our  Cause,  and 

Our  Duty 10 

45.. The    Crimean     Hero:    the 

late  Captain  Vicars 12 

40.. The  Muffled  Drum 8 

47.. How    Do    You    Bear  Your 

Trials? 8 

48.  .How  Long  Have  You  Been 

Sick? 12 

49.. Soldier!     Do    You    Believe 

the  Bible? 4 

50.. The  Long  Roll 4 

51.. Mortally  Wounded 8 

52.  .The  Sailor  Lost  and  Found  8 

53.  .Captain  Deverell;  or,  From 

Darkness  to  Light 12 

54.  .A  Word  from  the  Ladies  of 

the  Soldiers'  Relief  Asso- 
ciation of  Charleston  to 
the  Soldier 4 

55.. Col.  Gardiner  —  as  a  Man, 

a  Christian,  and  a  Soldier. 24 

50.. The  Railway  Guide 10 

57.  .The  Confederate  Hero,  and 

his  Patriotic   Father 10 

58.  .The  Sailor's  Home 8 

59.  .Kind  Words  to  a  Wounded 

Soldier 3 

00.  .TheEventfulTwelveHours; 

or,  The  Destitution  and 
Wretchedness  of  the 
Drunkard 10 

01 .  .The  Dying  Robber 8 

02.  .Do  You  Pray  in  Secret  ?. . .   4 

03.  .Do  You  Enjoy  Religion  ?. .  4 

04.  .1  've  Never  Thought  of  Dy- 

ing So 4 

f  05.. Why  Sit  Ye  Here  Idle?...   4 

00.  .Come  and  Welcome 12 

07.. The  Silly  Fish 4 

OS.. Why  Yet   Impenitent? 4 

09..  Who  Slew  All  These?....  4 


No.  of 
Tract. 

71). 

71. 

72. 

73. 
74. 
75. 
76. 

77. 

78. 
79. 
SO. 
SI. 
82. 

S3. 
54. 


85. 

SO. 

87. 
88. 
89. 

90. 
91. 
92. 
93. 

94. 

95. 

96. 

97. 

9&. 

99. 
100, 

101. 


list  or 

,  A  True  Story  of  Lucknow  s 
.The  Sailor  and  ibe  Soldier  v 
,  Are  You  Not  Afraid  to  Die  '.  4 
The  Wonderful  Escape. .    1 

.The  Two  Soldiers 1 

,  Where  Are  Y->u  ( S-oing  ' ■  6 
.The  Youag  Officer's  Start 

in  Life 8 

.Shew  He  .Myself — 

.Divine  Grace  Illustrated.    1 

.The  Christian  Soldier 8 

.Mustered  into  Service. .  .   S 
.Lieut.  K. :   or.  The  Tract 
Read  in  the  Theatre. . .   8 

,Do  Thyself  No  Harm 4 

,  A  ppeal  to  the Youth, and  es- 
pecially to  the  Soldiers  of 
the  Confederate  States..  16 
.Veiy  Short  and  Very  Long, 

and  The  Strict  Search. .   8 
.The   Fatal    Mistake;    or, 
The  Midnight  Shipwreck  4 

.The  Day  of  Trial 4 

.My  Time  LS  But  a  Day.  .  .   4 
.The  Substance  of  the  Gos- 
pel    4 

.Noah's  Carpenters ". .   4 

.Come  and  Rest 1 

.A  Patriotic  Sermon 4 

.Discharged  —  I  am  Going 
Home 4 

•  Anecdotes  for  theSoldiers, 

No.  1 24 

.  Anecdotes  lor  the  Soldiers, 

No.  2 24 

.A  Kind  Word  to  the  Olli- 

cers  of  our  A  rmy 4 

.Soldiers   in    Hospital  ;    or, 

Come  to  Christ 4 

.The  Old  Soldier 4 

.A  Letter  to  a  Son  in  Camp    1 

•  The  Colonel's  Conversion 

—  A    Chief  of    Sinners 
made  a  Chief  df  Saints. 24 
.The  Muster 4 


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105.. 

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of  page» 

The  Guard-House 4 

An  Appeal  to  Young  Sol- 
diers     8 

Drinking,  Disobedience, 
and     Death 12 

An  Affectionate  Entreaty 
—  Invitation  and  Accept 
a  nee 4 

"  Here  is  my  Heart,"  with 
'-Tremble  not,  though 
darkly  gather,  etc." 4 

.A  Help  to  Self-Dedication  4 

.Triumphant  Death  on  the 
Battle  lield 8 

.Piety  Gives  Courage  arrXl 
Peace  in  Death 8 

.Military  Execution  —  Sin 
Found  Out  — and,  The 
Melting  Power  of  Kind- 
ness  .* 2 

.The  Dying  Officer  in  Bar- 
racks—  Christ  in  the 
Valley 8 

.The  Sergeant's  Story 4 

.The  Dead  March  —  and, 
The  Dead  Coming  to 
Life  Asrain 8 

.The  Brand  Plucked  from 
the    Fire 4 

.The  Converted  Soldier  Be- 
come a  Zealous  Mission- 
ary   8 

.The  Major's  Account  of 
llimsell 8 

.The  Captain's  Speecji 2 

.An  Account  of  the  Con- 
version of  several  Offi- 
cers at  West  Point....   6 

.Admiral    Lord  Gambier..l2 

.A  Word  to  the  Sick 8 

.A  Soldier  may  Die  the 
I  leath  pf  the  I!  ighteous.  8 

.The  Fight  of  Faith — 

.The  Skeptical  Young  Offi- 
cer   8 

.A  Happy  Release 8 


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